Gauge device



Nov. 29, 1938. D. COMlNO GAUGE DEVICE Filed Dec. 12, 1936 Application Dec In Great GAUGE DEVICE Demetrius Comino, London,

ember Britain 4. Claims.

12, 1936, Se September England rial No. 115,605 21, 1936 faces 2 of the two plane perpendicular to ledges are in the same of the sheet 5 t e make-up of forms and printed spacing matter on paper and for squaring, positioning resting upon the said spacingmeans hlS ledge and like operations in connection with the 'is made narrow in order that it may entel mounting and arrangement of blocks or cuts. within a relatively narrow gap formed by a line With this object in v ew, the gauge according OJ. type-spacing means T e other ledge 3 in to the invention comprises a sheet of ruled transis both parent material having a straight ledge edges.

Preierably the gauge according to the inventrated in Fig. tion comprises a sheet of cross-ruled transparent larger le flexib material and abutment-means or aligned 2 is then secured b topdneans located alon: one of the ed es of the sheet nto the ledge 3 At sheet and proiecting perpendicularly from its e dges the she the gauge.

The gauge comprises a sheet I of transparent material. The material fairly stifi, for example celluloid between Preferably two straight ledges 2, 3 are pro- The vided, one on each side of the sheet I or ledges stop means formed or procross-ruled should be to use a poses in I claim tprecise man side-edge the ner of use of provided with a hole by which the gauge-device can be hung up when the gauge-device work being done,

is abutted The crosss, positions and s led e 2 is and having sufficient depth or thickness to persaid second abutment face being adapted to mit engagement with an edge of a block or form engage a side edge of a line of type as datum from which the registering, aligning or other for measurement, the abutment faces of the operation may be performed, and a second abuttwo abutment ledges being parallel and in the 5 ment member secured to the opposite side of said same plane, and means extending from the sec- 5 sheet at the same edge thereof, said second abut- 0nd abutment member through the transparent inent member also having a straight edge likewise sheet of material and into the first-mentioned positioned to constitute an abutment-ledge but abutment member for attaching said narrow secbeing narrower and shallower than the firstabut- 0nd abutment member securely and fixedly with ment ledge to permit'insertion between the type respect to the ruled transparent sheet. 10 in a relatively narrow gap formed by a line of 3. A gauge for use in the printing art for regnormal type-spacing means, which gap is inistering, aligning, or other operation, comprising accessible to said first abutment member, the a sheet of transparent material cross-ruled in said second abutment edge being so shallow that printers units of measure, an abutment member when inserted in the gap between the type it secured .to one side of said sheet at an edge 15 does not contact the type spacing means' therein, thereof, said member having a straight edge gage a side edge of a line of type .as tdatum for on :said sheet to constitute an abutment ledge measurement, the abutment faces of the two and having sufficient depth or thickness to perabutment ledges being parallel and in the same mit engagement with an edge of a block or iorm 20 plane. from which the registering, aligning or other 2. "A gauge for use in the printing art for operation may be per-formed, said abutment havregistering, aligning, or other operation, coming sufficient :width to prevent its insertion in prising a sheet of transparent =material crosstherspaces between type'produced-by normal type ruled in printers units of measure, an abutment spacers. 25 member located von one side of said sheet at an 4. A gauge for use in the printing art for edge'thereof, said member having a straight edge registering, aligning, 'or other operation, comaccurately positioned with respect to the rulings prising a sheet of transparent material crosson said sheet to constitute an abutment ledge ruled-in pri ters units of measure, an abutment and having suflicient depth or *thickness to member secured to one side -.of said sheetatan 30 permit engagement with an edge of a 'block or edge thereof, said .member having a straight form from which the'registermg, aligning'or other edge accurately positioned with respect to 'the operation may be performed,'anda second abutrulings 'on said :sheet to constitute an abutment ment member located in the opposite side of ledge of narrow and shallow dimensions, the

85 said sheet at the same edge thereof, said second width being sufliciently narrow to permit inserabutment member also :having a straight edge tion between the type in a relatively narrow likewise positioned :to constitute an abutmentgap formed by a ,line of normal type-spacing ledge but beingnarrower and shallower than the means, and the depth being ;suflicient-ly shallow first abutment ledge to permit insertion between that when inserted in a gap between the type 0 the type in a relatively narrow gap formed by .it does not contact the'type-spacing means-there- (0 a line of normal type-spacingmeans, which gap in, so that the face of said abutment is free to is inaccessible to said first abutment member, the engage a side edge of a line .01 type as datum said second abutment edge :being so shallow that for measurement. when inserted in the gap :between the type it #5 does not contact the type spacing means "therein, DEMET-RIUS =CO1VHNO. 

